Lactase non-persistence as a determinant of milk avoidance and calcium intake in children and adolescents

Journal of Nutritional Science

Volumn 2, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-5

  Almon, Ricardo ^a   Sjöström, Michael ^b   Nilsson, Torbjörn K ^c,d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Calcium; Dairy products; LCT 19310 C > T polymorphism; Mendelian randomisation; Milk avoidance; Nutrigenetics; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

EID: 85020526094     PISSN: 20486790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jns.2013.11     Document Type: Article

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